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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

A Look Back on the Past Years of the R.I.P. Challenge

For the Once Upon a Time challenge this year, I posted a list of books I have actually managed to review for the challenge. I decided to do the same for the R.I.P. challenge. It is actually a rather pitiful showing, but maybe you can get some reading ideas for this post.

Then, the second year my list looked like this (with many books STILL not read all these years later...):
Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop
The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong (read, but never reviewed)
Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (review)
Broken by Kelley Armstrong (review)
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (review)
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Gravelight by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Heartlight by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (review)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

This is why I don't bother with lists normally... I don't follow them!

The list I posted when I finished this challenge looked like this:

1. Mirror Universe: Glass Empires by Various Authors (can't find a review of this one...)
2. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (or this one..)
3. Something From The Nightside by Simon R. Green
4. Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (read, but not reviewed)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (review)
Some Colleen Gleason
Some Rachel Caine Morganville Vampires
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest (read, but not reviewed)
Witch Ember by John Lawson
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – Susan Clarke
The Observations – Jane Harris
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Seth Grahame Smith
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
The Angel's Game - Carlos Luis Zafon
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
In the Woods by Tana French
Faerie Tale by Raymond Feist

I love this idea! It makes me wish I'd kept my original lists, but I didn't. In fact, now that I deleted my old blog altogether, I don't even have the lists of what I *did* read for the challenges, though I know I read something like 8 books for RIP IV and 21 for RIP V. I'm already putting a list together for RIP VI!! I can't wait until tomorrow's announcement!!

Oh my gosh, this is so cool, seeing all the old banners and seeing all the stuff you read. It brings back so many memories. Where in the world does the time go? You have read so many great books over the years. This would be a great pool for others to pull from.

Is it wrong of me to breathe a sigh of relief at all the ones you read and didn't review, either? I am so bad at that - I start out with good intentions, and then get bogged down if I miss one or two.....i have a whole list of books I read for the three RIPS I've been with that I never reviewed, either. What a great idea, Kelly, to list everything you've read for the challenges, and then what you did review, for people. Like Carl says, you read some really good books there, too. I'm kind of sad/happy to see yo do the same thing I do, keep adding the same books every year! I left off Thirteenth Tale for that very reason, since this would be the third straight year it was on my list! lol and because it's hardcover - I know, I could buy a soft cover copy! lol - I never get around to reading what everyone agrees is an excellent novel for this challenge.

What did you think of The Strain? I just finished reading it, and debating whether I want to review it or not. Made for movie horror is what I felt while reading it.

I am so sorry, but I turned anonymous commenting off. I have had it from the very beginning, but that is how the spam is getting by my spam filter at the moment. If it is a big deal I will turn it back on and moderate all comments. I also changed moderation from older than 14 days to older than 7.

About Me

Since I was a little girl I have been fascinated with books. Early photos show me with a book in hand, even if it was not exactly my reading level... My first word was a made-up word meaning 'book', actually. I suppose I had my priorities at an early age... Over the years my interest in books has become one of the defining features of who I am as a person. You can probably call me a bookworm. While I have other interests, reading will always be the one I talk about the most, even if I am not focusing on it as much as I used to.